Air circulating device

ABSTRACT

An air circulating device having telescoping members adjustable vertically, and having means for treating air passing therethrough, and having air intake means in the base thereof and air difusing means at the upper end thereof and air moving means mounted in one of the telescoping members, and having tension means for maintaining the device mounted vertically in a room.

United States Patent 1191 1111 3,827,342 Hughes Aug. 6, 1974 [5 AIRCIRCULATING DEVICE 3,518,046 6/1970 Cicirello 21 /53 [76] Inventor:George W. Hughes, 2601 Mills, FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS Houston77026 509,220 7/1939 Great Britain 98/33 [22] Filed: Oct. 11, 1973 APrimary Examiner--William J. Wye [2H App! 40547l Attorney, Agent, orFirm-Ranseler O. Wyatt [52] US. Cl 98/33, 21/53, 221105754, [57 ABSTRACT[5 1] Int. Cl F24f 13/00 An air Circulating device having telescopingmembers [58] Field of Search I 2'l/53 5' 98/33 R adjustable vertically,and having means for treating air 98/33 passing therethrough, and havingair intake means in the base thereof and air difusing means at the upper[56] References Cited end thereof and air moving means mounted in one ofthe telescoping members, and having tension means 3 73 53 :V Z PATENTS98/33 for maintaining the device mounted vertically in a ,l ,3 at ins3,299,620 l/l967 Hollingsworth room 3,347,025 l0/l967 Wiley 21/74 6Claims, 1 Drawing Figure 1 AIR CIRCULATING DEVICE BACKGROUND OF THEINVENTION Where artificial cooling or heating means are employed withina room or enclosure, heat tends to rise and cool air to collect near thefloor. Often this may be remedied by air moving means used inconjunction with the heating or cooling elements. This usually takes theform of a motor driven fan, which is where small children may beendangered and a draught created rather than circulation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A means for circulating air in a room orenclosure, having air intake means at the base and telescoping,adjustable sections, and having air treating means mounted in saidtelescoping sections and air difusing means at the top, and having meansfor maintaining the device in a vertical position in a room while inuse.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The FIGURE is a side elevational,cross sectional view.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the drawings, the numeral 1designates a tubular member into which the tubular member 2 telescopes.The upper end of the tubular section 2 is outwardly flared, andyieldably mounted therein is the tension stabilizer 3, which may beadjustable through the threaded shaft mounted in an internally threadedretainer 15 on the spider 20. A coil spring 16, seated on the retainer17, maintains the stabilizer 3 against the ceiling 18. The base membermounted on the lower end of the tubular section 1, has a plurality ofair intake passageways ll, 11 and seats on the floor 12 of the room.Adjusting screws 14, 14 mounted in the top of the section I, bearagainst the side wall of the section 2, so that the sections 1, 2 may beadjusted to the desired length, so that the stabilizer 3 will beyieldably pressed against the ceiling 18.

A heating element 6 may be mounted in one of the tubular sections, as 2,and controlled by the switch and thermostat 13. A filter 8 may bemounted in the tubular sections, as in the bottom of the section 2, thebottom margin of the section 2 being inwardly turned to receive thefilter. A fan, as 7, controlled by the switch 4, maintains circulationof air through the sections 1, 2. If desired, a humidifier l0 and adeodorizer 9 may be mounted in the section 1, to treat air being drawntherethrough.

Where a room is provided with a heater, such as an ordinary fuel burningstove, the heat will rise to the ceiling, and cool air will remain inthe room at floor level. The tubular sections may be adjusted to fit theroom, with the stabilizer under tension when the sections are placed inupright position. The stabilizer is upwardly and outwardly flared and.the sections 1, 2 are adjusted so that when the unit is in position, thestabilizer will bear against the ceiling 18, but will leave asubstantial space between the stabilizer and the top of the unit 1. Whenthe fan 7 is turned on, cool air will be drawn from the area near thefloor, will pass through the filter 8, after being moistened by thehumidifier l0 and being deodorized by the deodorizer 9, and, if desired,heated by the heating element 6, and out through the outwardly flaredtop of the section 2, difused by the conical shape of the stabilizer 3,and will continue this process, acquiring and maintaining an eventemperature throughout the room.

What I claim is:

1. In an air circulating device, a pair of tubular, telescoping members,adjustable longitudinally, air intake passageways in the lower end ofsaid sections and air outlet passageways at the top of said members, astabilizer yieldably mounted in the upper end of said sections and meanswithin said sections for moving air therethrough.

2. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said sections are provided witha diametrically enlarged base member, through which said air inletpassageways extend.

3. The device defined in claim 1 wherein a heating element is mounted inone of said sections.

4. The device defined in claim 1 wherein a filter is mounted in saidmembers.

5. The device defined in claim 1 wherein a deodorizer is mounted in oneof said members.

6. The device defined in claim 1 wherein locking means are mounted inone member movable against the other member to lock the members in thedesired position.

1. In an air circulating device, a pair of tubular, telescoping members,adjustable longitudinally, air intake passageways in the lower end ofsaid sections and air outlet passageways at the top of said members, astabilizer yieldably mounted in the upper end of said sections and meanswithin said sections for moving air therethrough.
 2. The device definedin claim 1 wherein said sections are provided with a diametricallyenlarged base member, through which said air inlet passageways extend.3. The device defined in claim 1 wherein a heating element is mounted inone of said sections.
 4. The device defined in claim 1 wherein a filteris mounted in said members.
 5. The device defined in claim 1 wherein adeodorizer is mounted in one of said members.
 6. The device defined inclaim 1 wherein locking means are mounted in one member movable againstthe other member to lock the members in the desired position.